"You Make A Really Bad Drunk" - Honduras Mission Trip Day 1

SUNDAY -- DAY 1 (January 8, 2012)

Today is the day that we made it to Honduras! We all met at Bush IAH around 6:30 in order to begin checking in our bags. We made it through security without any issues (except that my headband made my hair look "suspicious", so I had to be specially screened... The plane ride was interesting, especially landing, but we were so excited to be finally starting our journey that it didn't really matter. When we got off the plane we easily went through customs and were greeted by armed men patrolling the outside of the airport. We had a 3 hour bus ride to where we were staying, but stopped in a city to have lunch at "Power Chicken". It was a yummy meal of rice and meats-- absolutely delicious! Definitely got our hopes up for the rest of the week.

Once we got to the Campamiento Extremo Internacional (Extreme Camp International) we toured camp, sorted our bags, and hung out by playing Ultimate Frisbee and 4 square. We were loving this relaxing time just hanging out with each other! For dinner we had rice and beans, eggs, spam, and tortillas... Let's just say I had a few packs of PB Crackers after that meal in order to atleast have something in my stomach.

After dinner we practiced the Lifehouse Skit that we would be performing Monday and Tuesday for the older kids (If you haven't seen this -- look HERE for a sample. We are hoping to put our own performance online soon!). My role in this skit was a drunk person. After practicing it a few times, Garret (summer camp director) told me that I needed to act happy, not miserable, as I was playing my role. A few times later he told me that I made "a really bad drunk" and he could tell I had never been drunk before! And I was perfectly okay with that!!

Tonight was the first night that I got to experience showering in Honduras. One word. FREEZING! We literally played the Hokey Pokey in the shower in 3 times in order to get clean. Once to get wet, once for soap, and once to rinse off! Making games out of the not-so-enjoyable experience made it a little bit more bearable!

When I laid in my bed tonight, I felt 3 hard wooden slats under my "mattress" supporting the mattress. I woke up to a loud BOOM at some point in the night to find that 4 had broken and my entire body was now being supported by one slat right at my hip bone! Ouchie!

Overall though, such a great first day!